I knew your son AMELIA (starting up). He lives then? He lives! You know him? Where is he? Where? (About to rush out.) (OLD M: What know you about my son?) He was a student at the university of Leipzic. From thence he travelled about, I know not how far. He wandered all over Germany, and, as he told me himself, barefoot and bareheaded, begging his bread from door to door. After five months, the fatal war between Prussia and Austria broke out afresh, and as he had no hopes left in this world, the fame of Frederick's victorious banner drew him to Bohemia. Permit me, said he to the great Schwerin, to die on the bed of heroes, for I have no longer a father!-- (OLD M: O! Amelia! Look not on me!) They gave him a pair of colors. With the Prussians he flew on the wings of victory. We chanced to lie together, in the same tent. He talked much of his old father, and of happy days that were past--and of disappointed hopes--it brought the tears into our eyes.

Hermann Monologue from The Robbers

Rehearse Hermann's monologue